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Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976

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Number 11 of 1976

FAMILY LAW (MAINTENANCE OF SPOUSES AND CHILDREN) ACT, 1976

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title.

2.

Commencement.

3.

Interpretation.

4.

Commencement of periodical payments.

PART II

Maintenance of Spouses and Dependent Children

5.

Maintenance order.

6.

Discharge, variation and termination of maintenance order.

7.

Interim order.

8.

Orders in respect of certain marital agreements.

9.

Transmission of payments through District Court clerk.

PART III

Attachment of Earnings

10.

Attachment of earnings order.

11.

Compliance with attachment of earnings order.

12.

Application of sums received by District Court clerk.

13.

Statement as to earnings.

14.

Notification of changes of employment and earnings.

15.

Power to determine whether particular payments are earnings.

16.

Persons in service of State, local authority etc.

17.

Discharge, variation and lapse of attachment of earnings order.

18.

Cesser of attachment of earnings order.

19.

Provisions in relation to alternative remedies.

20.

Enforcement.

PART IV

Miscellaneous

21.

Property in household allowance.

22.

Barring of spouse from family home.

23.

Jurisdiction of Courts.

24.

Payments to be without deduction of income tax.

25.

Conduct of Court proceedings.

26.

Costs.

27.

Voidance of certain provisions of agreements.

28.

Amendment of Illegitimate Children (Affiliation Orders) Act, 1930, and Courts Act, 1971.

29.

Amendment of Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1940.

30.

Repeals.

Acts Referred to

Illegitimate Children (Affiliation Orders) Act, 1930

1930, No. 17

Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964

1964, No. 7

Maintenance Orders Act, 1974

1974, No. 16

Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1940

1940, No. 23

Local Government Act, 1941

1941, No. 23

Harbours Act, 1946

1946, No. 9

Vocational Education Act, 1930

1930, No. 29

Agriculture Act, 1931

1931, No. 8

Statute of Limitations, 1957

1957, No. 6

Courts of Justice Act, 1924

1924, No. 10

Courts Act, 1971

1971, No. 36

Adoption Act, 1952

1952, No. 25

Married Women (Maintenance in case of Desertion) Act, 1886

1886, c. 52

Defence Act, 1954

1954, No. 18

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Number 11 of 1976

FAMILY LAW (MAINTENANCE OF SPOUSES AND CHILDREN) ACT, 1976

AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR PERIODICAL PAYMENTS BY A SPOUSE FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE OTHER SPOUSE AND ANY DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF THE FAMILY OF THE SPOUSES IN CERTAIN CASES OF FAILURE BY THE SPOUSE TO PROVIDE REASONABLE MAINTENANCE, TO ENABLE PAYMENTS TO BE MADE BY AN EMPLOYER, BY DEDUCTIONS FROM AN EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS, TO A PERSON ENTITLED UNDER CERTAIN COURT ORDERS TO PERIODIC PAYMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE FROM THE EMPLOYEE, TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID AND TO AMEND IN OTHER RESPECTS THE LAW RELATING TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN. [6th April, 1976]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: